Effects of dietary short-chain fructooligosaccharides on the intestinal microflora of horses subjected to a sudden change in diet

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 316-323

  Respondek, F ^a   Goachet, A G ^b   Julliand, V ^b  

^a Béghin Meiji ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Fructooligosaccharide; Horse; Large intestine; Microflora; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

IDOLAX; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CECUM; COLON; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; LACTOBACILLUS; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CECUM; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; HORSES; INTESTINE, LARGE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; HORDEUM; LACTOBACILLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 38949092460     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-782     Document Type: Article

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